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Poland: 36 generals left in two years of PiS government

Thu, 03/08/2017 - 14:15

(ANSA) - TRIESTE - Over the two years of the government of
Law and Justice (PiS), 36 generals left the Polish army, the
daily Gazeta Wyborcza writes calling it an "unprecedented
purge".
In 2016 the Defense Ministry dismissed 25 generals, of whom
only 8 due to retirement, the ministry said in a reply to an MP
inquiry. So far this year another 11 generals have been
discharged, including one retiree. The entire command of the
armed forces has been replaced.
At the same time, Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz sent 45
new nomination motions to President Andrzej Duda in July alone.
Not all candidates are said to be meeting the formal
requirements. (ANSA).

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